This question was closed Apr 27, 2014 at 05:36 PM by robertbu for the following reason:

Question is off-topic or not relevant

Question by techcrab · Apr 27, 2014 at 05:24 PM · c#gui input

Inputing an Equation

I want to have it so that the user enters an equation into a GUI text box. Then the program takes the string equation and graphs the equation.

I already know how to graph the equation and creating a text box to gain the string input but I'm having trouble taking the string equation that the user imputed and then changing that to something I can work with. I would like to have the program be made in C#.

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KellyThomas · Apr 27, 2014 at 05:29 PM 1

Depending on the equations you that you wish to support this could be complex. NCalc is an open source c# mathematical expressions evaluator, you may find it a handy reference or try to use it as a back end?

robertbu · Apr 27, 2014 at 05:36 PM 1

This is a non-Unity design question, and it is beyond the scope of a Unity Answers question. I'd start by Googling, "code parse formula." This link from that search seems to be a good starting point:

http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/752516/Math-Equation-Parsing-using-Call-Stacks

Hoeloe · Apr 27, 2014 at 05:54 PM 0

You're basically asking how to build a parser, as robertbu has said. It's a complicated topic, and if you want to get it to work well, you'll need to do a lot of studying.